Global Patent Index - EP 2081074 B1

EP 2081074 B1 20140305 - Supercontinuum optical pulse sources

Title (en)

Supercontinuum optical pulse sources

Title (de)

Superkontinuum-Pulslichtquellen

Title (fr)

Sources supercontinuum d'impulsion optique

Publication

EP 2081074 B1 20140305 (EN)

Application

EP 08169413 A 20081119

Priority

GB 0800936 A 20080119

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2009097512A1] An optical pulse source comprising a DPSS pump laser, a photonic crystal fiber (PCF), and acousto-optic modulator (AOM) gating device is disclosed. The pump pulses are coupled through lenses to the AOM gating device, which is synchronized to the pump laser and is operable to gate the pump pulses to a reduced repetition rate Rr=Rf/N, where Rf is the pump laser fundamental frequency. The pulses from the AOM are injected via optics into the PCF. Propagation through the PCF causes the pulses to broaden spectrally to produce optical supercontinuum pulses. An optical pulse source that further includes an acousto-optical tunable filter (AOTF) operable to convert the optical supercontinuum pulses into wavelength variable output pulses is also provided. A method of scaling the energy of the optical supercontinuum pulses is also disclosed.

IPC 8 full level

G02B 21/16 (2006.01); G02F 1/35 (2006.01); G02F 1/365 (2006.01); H01S 3/11 (2006.01); H01S 3/23 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G02B 21/16 (2013.01 - EP US); G02F 1/353 (2013.01 - EP US); H01S 3/0085 (2013.01 - EP); H01S 3/0092 (2013.01 - EP); H01S 3/10 (2013.01 - US); H01S 3/10046 (2013.01 - US); H01S 3/1024 (2013.01 - US); H01S 3/108 (2013.01 - US); H01S 3/2308 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 21/6458 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2021/6419 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2021/6441 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2201/0697 (2013.01 - EP US); G02F 1/3528 (2021.01 - EP US); G02F 1/365 (2013.01 - EP US); H01S 3/1106 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (examination)

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  • Product Datasheet Fianium FemtoPower 1060

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2009097512 A1 20090416; US 8848750 B2 20140930; DK 2081074 T3 20140616; DK 2492735 T3 20141201; DK 2492736 T3 20141124; DK 2495598 T3 20150119; EP 2081074 A1 20090722; EP 2081074 B1 20140305; EP 2081074 B2 20171122; EP 2492735 A1 20120829; EP 2492735 B1 20140820; EP 2492735 B2 20180905; EP 2492736 A1 20120829; EP 2492736 B1 20140820; EP 2492736 B2 20180905; EP 2495598 A1 20120905; EP 2495598 B1 20141203; EP 2495598 B2 20180905; EP 2913701 A1 20150902; EP 2913701 B1 20200212; ES 2774433 T3 20200721; GB 0800936 D0 20080227; US 10074957 B2 20180911; US 2013188241 A1 20130725; US 2013208736 A1 20130815; US 2013208737 A1 20130815; US 2013208738 A1 20130815; US 2013208739 A1 20130815; US 2014369370 A1 20141218; US 2017250518 A1 20170831; US 8718104 B2 20140506; US 9020000 B2 20150428; US 9531153 B2 20161227; US 9564731 B2 20170207; US 9570878 B2 20170214; US 9774163 B2 20170926

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 31600608 A 20081209; DK 08169413 T 20081119; DK 12156593 T 20081119; DK 12156594 T 20081119; DK 12156595 T 20081119; EP 08169413 A 20081119; EP 12156593 A 20081119; EP 12156594 A 20081119; EP 12156595 A 20081119; EP 14195882 A 20081119; ES 14195882 T 20081119; GB 0800936 A 20080119; US 201313792172 A 20130310; US 201313792173 A 20130310; US 201313792177 A 20130310; US 201313792179 A 20130310; US 201313792184 A 20130310; US 201414260340 A 20140424; US 201715431111 A 20170213